April 16, 2017 EASTER SUNDAY

OUR LADY OF LORETTO CATHOLIC CHURCH

1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94947 415-897-2171

FAX 415-897-8251 Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm

Please pray for our parishioners who are sick and suffering that they may know the embrace of Christ’s healing love.

Darlene Belluomini, Al Budzeleski, Betty Burke, Steve Cantor, Adita Claire, John Coffman, Janeen Corda-Brady, Maureen Crist, Paula DiStefano, Bunny Dodson, Jeff Drucker, Ann English, Gennaro Fiorentino, Peter Fulchiron, Henry Haase, Margaret Hamlett, Terry Hanley, Daniel Harding, Florence Haron, Mary Ann Holtom, Kiera

Hynes, Johnny Johnston, Bridie Keenan, Sharon Kielty, Tom Knego, Marjorie Lane, Bill Lehmann, Benita Lopez, Julia Matos, Dorothy Miller, Wanda Mower, Catherine O’Brien, Ray Ostertag, Dalton O’Sullivan, Cindy Paladini, Tearah Parker, Gabriella

Passa, Alyce Quiss, Sr. Herbert Raphael, Alice Rosaire, Alex Ruiz, Margarita Ruiz, Ar-lene Schober, Lauren and Janice Seale, Louise Shipman, Anita Skinner, Matt Sowick,

Sue Steinbach, Paula and Dan Stilling, Sarah Stryker, Mary Stryker, John Stuber, Niloo Vahid, Loretta Van Vleck, Kathy Weddle, Teresa Welsch, Dory Wivens

We are updating our prayer list and have removed names which have been on the list for some time. Please call the Rectory to have someone

included on the Prayer List.

May all our deceased Parishioners rest in

the loving arms of Christ.

Mass Intentions April 15 through April 23

Day Time Intentions

Priest

Saturday 4/15 Easter Vigil

8pm Deceased Members of the Costello and Smith Families +

BC

Sunday 4/16 Easter Sunday

8:00am 10:00am 12 Noon

OLL Parishioners Mary Alice and Gary Musante (L) Catarino Garcia +

BC BC JML

Monday 4/17 9:00am Tony Tai (L) BC

Tuesday 4/18 9:00am

Paul Davis + BC

Wednesday 4/19 9:00am

Ken Calegari + BC

Thursday 4/20

9:00am Barbara Silveira + BC

Friday 4/21 9:00am George + and Diane Thrailkill(L) BC

Saturday 4/22

9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Barbara Silveira + Jean Holt +

BC BC JML

Sunday 4/23 8:00am 10:00am 12 Noon

Jim Gilleran + Everly and Andrew Quintiliani + OLL Parishioners

BC BC JML

BC: Fr. Brian Costello JML: Fr. Juan Manuel Lopez Fr. John Piderit, ; RR: Fr. Ray Reyes

JA: Fr. Jorge Aria, MR Fr. Mark Reburiano

Rev. Brian Costello frbrian@ollnovato.org Ext.227

Pastor

Rev. Juan Manuel Lopez Parochial Vicar ext. 221

Church of the Assumption Parish 1-707-878-2208

Patrick Reeder EXT. 234 Parish Manager

Office Staff Erin Troy EXT. 222

Allen Shirley EXT. 236

Our Lady of Loretto School Mrs. Kathleen Kraft, Principal

415-892-8621

Parish Religious Education

Amy Bjorklund Reeder, Dir. Grades 1-6 Kathleen Pitti

415-897-6714

Sandro Garcia Grades 1-3 en Espanol

415-897-2171 ext.225

Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry and Confirmation

415-897-2171 ext.277

PRIEST EMERGENCY NUMBER 415-301-0514

EMERGENCIES ONLY PLEASE

Mass Times

Monday—Friday 9:00 am

Saturday 9:00am 5:00 pm (Vigil Mass)

7pm Spanish Vigil Mass

Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12 Noon Spanish Mass

Eucharistic Adoration

Every Friday 9:30am-5:00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday3:00pm-4:00pm

Rosary Monday—Thursday after 9am Mass and 5:30pm

Friday after 9am Mass and at 5pm Sunday at 3:00pm

Baptisms

Please contact the Rectory- Catechesis Required

Marriages

Please contact the Rectory at least 6 months in advance

Our Lady of Loretto

St. Vincent de Paul Society 415-497-5090

Visit us on the Web www.ollnovato.org

E-mail us: church@ollnovato.org

2017 Special Collections Schedule April 23—Black and Indian Home Missions/ Catholic Home Missions May 14—Catholic Charities CYO appeal May 28—Catholic Communication Campaign June 25—Peter’s Pence (Holy Father) September 17—Priest’s Retirement Fund October 22—World Mission Sunday November 5—St. Patrick’s Seminary November 19—Campaign for Human Development December 10—Retirement for Religious

Golf News: Joinusatthe13th Annual OLL Youth Ministry Golf Tournament onThurs-day,June 29rd atIndian

ValleyGolfClub. Wehopeyouwilljoinusonthecourse!Notagolferbutwouldliketoparticipateinsomeway,thencon-siderbeingasponsor,buyingaraf leticket(s),and/orenjoyingadeliciousdinnerinthechurchhallfollowingthetournament.Formoreinformation,vis-itollnovato.org.Thankyou!

Dear Friends, Happy, happy Easter! May the Risen Lord bless you and your family. Al Olivier’s Funeral was held on April 6th in Southern California. We will be having a Memorial Mass for Al here at OLL on Tuesday, May 23rd, at 11am. Pat, Al’s wife, will try to be here. Mark your calendars.

For those of you who would like to write Father Healy and thank him for his two years of service here at OLL, his new address is: Father Neil Healy St. Isabella’s Church 1 Trinity Way PO Box 6166 San Rafael, CA 94903 I’m sure he would love to hear from you. The Lord is Risen from the Dead!! Alleluia, alleluia!! Happy, happy Easter!!! Father Brian

Through the resurrection of Jesus God has redeemed us and made us his children.

May God bless us with joy. Amen.

Our Redeemer has given us lasting freedom.

May we inherit everlasting life. Amen.

By faith, we rose with Jesus in baptism.

May our lives be holy, so that we will be united with Jesus for ever. Amen.

May almighty God bless us, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

OLL Parish Religious Education Grades 1-6 are on Easter Break (no

classes) the weeks of

April 9th and April 16th.

We resume classes Monday April 24.

OLL Adult Faith

Formation

The next meeting of the OLL Book Club will be May 3rd at 10am in the Convent Chapel (1819 Virginia Ave.) when we will discuss "Tattoos on the Heart" by Gregory Boyle.

PLEASE NOTE: THE BULLETIN NEEDS TO BE TRANSMITTED WELL IN ADVANCE OF HOLY WEEK. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY OMISSIONS THAT MAY OCCUR DUE TO THIS ACCELERATED PRINTING SCHEDULE.

Happy Easter from

OLL Youth Ministry!

There will be no middle or high school classes this week. We'll see you again beginning April 24!

“Restoring Affordable Catholic Health Care in the San Francisco Bay Area.” The Archdiocesan Respect Life Program is sponsoring a conference at St. Mary's Cathe-dral Saturday, April 29, on “Restoring Af-fordable Catholic Health Care in the San Francisco Bay Area.” The seminar will in-troduce developments occurring at the grassroots level to allow Americans to find affordable and ethical health care solutions. Conference begins at 8 AM with celebration of Mass at the Cathedral’s Altar of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Continental breakfast in St. Francis Hall, and opening prayer and wel-come by Archbishop Cordileone at 9 AM. Adjournment is at noon. Cost is $20. For additional information and to RSVP, contact Vicki Evans at 415-614-5533 or evansv@sfarch.org

This is the 100th An-niversary of Our Lady of Fatima’s appear-ances in 1907…You can honor Our Blessed Lady by attending Our Lady’s Cenacle which is held eve-ry Saturday in the Meditation Chapel after the 9:00 Mass…this 45 minute

devotion consists of the Rosary, inspirational messages from Fr. Gobbi, personal requests for prayer from attendees, and the recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet…We invite you to join us!

Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease Education

Are you caring for someone with demen-tia or want to know more about the dis-ease? Our parish is interested in offering a two-session group which focuses on this topic designed to answer your questions and provide information about the signs and symptoms, progression and managing is-sues along the way. These sessions would be co-lead by Sr. Jeanette Lombardi and Marilyn Williams, MS, RN, and Clinical Professor at UCSF School of Nursing who has years of expertise in this field. If inter-ested, please call Sr. Jeanette at 415-897-2171, X226. Depending on the interest, we anticipate starting in the spring.

This Week at OLL April 16 - April 23 Sun. EASTER SUNDAY Mon. SVDP—Library—7pm RECTORY OFFICES CLOSED Tue. Helping Hands Prayer Group—1pm—Church Perpetual Help Prayer Group—6pm—Chapel Helping Hands—Library—7pm Al-Anon—Convent – 7:15pm Wed. Our Lady’s Prayer Group—Church—7:30pm Thurs. Choir Practice—Church—6:30pm Fri. Adoration—Chapel—9:30pm to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel –9:30am Sun. Sunday of Divine Mercy

Esta semana en OLL 16 Abril — 23 Abril

Domingo: DOMINGO DE PASQUA Martes: Helping Hands Grupo de Oración por la Iglesia-1pm JPC Discipulados—Capilla del Convento –7pm Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro-Chapel-6pm Al-Anon-Convento - 7:15 pm Miércoles: Nuestra Señora Grupo de Oración- Capilla– 7:30pm Ensavo del Coro-Espanol—Iglesia—7pm Jueves: Viernes: Adoration—Chapel—9:30pm to 5pm Sab: Cenacle—Chapel—9:30am Domingo: Domingo de Divina Misericordia

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Hace 3,000 años los chinos pintaban huevos de pato para cele-brar la primavera. Los egipcios pinta-ban huevos en ho-nor de la diosa Ish-tar, mientras ingle-ses y alemanes lo hacían para cele-brar al sol. Even-tualmente la prácti-

ca continuó en honor de la resurrección de Cristo. La costumbre de esconder huevos hervidos y pintados ha tomado nueva vida entre los mexi-camericanos. Cada Cuaresma mi mamá solía guardar los cascarones de los huevos que nos comíamos. Recuerdo con alegría la costumbre de colorear los cascarones el Sábado de Gloria para que la coneja nos los escondiera para la Pascua. Al día siguiente, después de Misa nos reuníamos a buscar cascarones y romperlos sobre la cabeza de quien se arrimara, para ba-ñarlos con el confeti multicolor. La costumbre de celebrar la Pascua con cascarones decorados es una bella tradición. Esta costumbre muestra que todas las nacio-nes pueden agregar a la Iglesia cristiana tradi-ciones propias de su cultura, ya que Jesucristo dio su vida por todas ellas. Es justo celebrar la Resurrección del autor de la vida con símbolos de fecundidad y todos los colores del gozo.

REJOICE AND BE GLAD “This is the day the Lord has made; let us re-joice and be glad” (Psalm 118:24). Let us re-member that these words of today’s responsorial psalm are not only sung from the hearts of those gathered in our parish. They are also sung by the poor in tiny barrios throughout Central and South America. They are sung by those denied religious freedom in our world; these Christians lift their voices in clandestine places of worship. These words are sung by people who have lost loved ones to acts of terrorism and war around the globe. Even in the midst of conflict and divi-sion, Christians still come together to declare that poverty, loneliness, violence, and division will never, ever have as much power as the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Indeed, let us rejoice this day and be glad!

DANCING FOR JOY The people say that the sun dances on this day in joy for a risen Savior. —Alexander Carmichael

Queridos amigos, Feliz, feliz Pascua! Que el Señor Resucitado los bendiga a usted ya su fa-milia. El funeral de Al Olivier se llevó a cabo el 6 de abril en el sur de California. Tendremos una Misa conmemorativa para Al aquí en OLL el martes, 23 de mayo, a las 11 am. Pat, la esposa de Al, intentará estar aquí. Marca tus cal-endarios.

Para aquellos de ustedes que quieran escribir al Padre Healy y agradecerle por sus dos años de servicio aquí en OLL, su nueva dirección es: Padre Neil Healy Iglesia de Santa Isabel 1 Trinity Way PO Box 6166 San Rafael, CA 94903 Estoy seguro de que le encantaría saber de usted. ¡El Señor es Resucitado de los Muertos! Aleluya, aleluya !! Feliz, feliz Pascua !!! Padre Brian

REGOCIJÉMONOS Y ALEGRÉMONOS “¡Este es el día en que actuó el Señor: sea nues-tra alegría y nuestro gozo!” (Salmo 118:24). Recor-demos que estas palabras del salmo responsorial de hoy no sólo brotan del corazón de los que están reunidos en nuestra parroquia. También son canta-das por los pobres en pequeños barrios de toda América Central y Sudamérica. Son cantadas por aquellos a los que se les niega la libertad religiosa en nuestro mundo; estos cristianos elevan sus voces en lugares de culto clandestinos. Son cantadas por personas que han perdido seres queridos a manos del terrorismo y la guerra alrededor del mundo. In-cluso en medio del conflicto y la división, los cris-tianos nos unimos para declarar que la pobreza, la soledad, la violencia y la división nunca jamás ten-drán tanto poder como la Vida, la Muerte y la Resu-rrección de Jesucristo. Sin duda, ¡regocijémonos este día y alegrémonos!